Malaria Education and Training

1. MALARIA
Presented
Michael Walukano
MEDIC

2. Definition
 Malaria is a life-threatening parasitic disease
transmitted by mosquitoes.
 Some people also think malaria is cause by
bad air.

3. Mosquitos Biting

4. Spread/ Transmission
 Malaria is spread from an infected person to a non
infected person via female Anopheles mosquito bites.
 The female anopheles mosquito carries malaria
causing parasites in her belly and bites mostly between
dusk to dawn.
 She empties the malaria parasite infected blood from
her body into your body which will allow the malaria
parasite to mature in your liver to infect you later.

5. Malaria can also be spread through:
 Blood transfusion
 From pregnant mother to the unborn child
 Sharing of needles by IV injecting drug users

6. Presentation of Malaria
 The signs and symptoms of malaria include flu-like
illness with fever, chills, muscle aches, and headache.
 Some patients develop nausea, vomiting, cough, and
diarrhea.
 Cycles of chills, fever, and sweating that repeat every
one, two, or three days are the most typical
symptoms.

7. Presentation of Malaria:
 People with severe malaria can develop severe
bleeding problems, liver or kidney failure, central
nervous system problems, coma and can lead to
death.
 Cerebral malaria (coma, or altered mental status or
seizures) can occur from the P. falciparum
infection. Even with treatment, about 15%-20% die.

8.  Apart from spreading malaria the mosquito bites can
also cause a skin problem called ‘Dermatitis’.
 This presents with itching and scratching causing
damage to the skin thereby causing secondary
infection eg ‘Impetigo’ or ‘Cellulitis’.

9. Malaria is prevented by:
 Sleeping under insecticide treated bed nets

10.  Ensuring it is well tucked under the mattress

11.  Wearing whole body light colored clothes in the evenings

12. Clearing bushes around the house
Cutting long grass low
Draining stagnant waters around the dwelling areas

13.  Stagnant water and marshy ground

15. Testing and Treatment of Malaria
 If you feel any of the above signs and symptoms see
the Medic, if at home visit the nearest medical facility.
 Test for malaria is simple and instant with effective
results

16. Taking a blood sample from a patient

17. Sick Child in hospital with malaria under treatment

18. An Infected Female Anopheles Mosquito in action

19. A very sick Kenyan boy with malaria at Kenyatta Hospital

20. Treatment
 In Kenya our first line treatment is a combination of
Artimesinin and Lumefantrin commonly known as
Coartem.
 In Kenya our second line treatment is Quinine Sulphate
which is administered in hospital as infusion treatment.
 Do not buy Over the Counter Medicine eg Antibiotics

21. Questions

22. Rafiki….Use your ‘kichwa’ and cover your kitanda with a
‘mbu’ net….. Sawa sawa?